someguy3@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoA metric tonne (1000 kg) should be called a megagram (1 Mg).message-squaremessage-square166fedilinkarrow-up1547arrow-down129
arrow-up1518arrow-down1message-squareA metric tonne (1000 kg) should be called a megagram (1 Mg).someguy3@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square166fedilink
minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoWhat country and industry do you work that calls it megagram?
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 years agoCarbon forestry. and global, but I work mostly with US companies
minus-squarekeanu0396@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoAlso in the sciences (I’m a geologist), Megagram is often used. Most recently I wrote a paper which included discussion about the amounts of Mercury in the atmosphere, and Mg was the unit used.
What country and industry do you work that calls it megagram?
Carbon forestry. and global, but I work mostly with US companies
Also in the sciences (I’m a geologist), Megagram is often used. Most recently I wrote a paper which included discussion about the amounts of Mercury in the atmosphere, and Mg was the unit used.